Citizen’s diplomacy in Palestine
In the past I’ve written about the numerous international journalists and activists who have been brought to Philadelphia Gay News offices as part of...
Thank you Gov. Wolf; Now it’s the community’s turn to act
Last week Governor Wolf held a news conference in Harrisburg with a herd of Democratic State lawmakers to announce that they were reintroducing the...
Ungraceful Chaput exit
The Vatican might have the last laugh on homophobe and pedophile protector Archbishop Charles J. Chaput.
Chaput is one of the masterminds who embarrassed the...
Bryan Fischer
While scrolling through my Twitter feed, I stumbled upon a photo of Jonathan Van Ness walking hand in hand with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez through Capitol...
Creep of the Week: Anti-Vaxxers
What an incredibly stupid time to be alive. Every day Republicans and their network, Fox, are telling people NOT to get vaccinated. That COVID-19...
The new scarlet letter
Bill Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison this week for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004, who was...
Looking back and moving forward
A year happens weekly at PGN. Each week stories centering the LGBTQ community come to light, and at the end of 52 weeks, it’s...
Creep of the Week: Saline School Board
I think we can all agree that bullying is bad. No one likes to be bullied and no one wants their kids...
Creep of the Week: Anne Ennis
I spent part of my weekend attending a 2019 election post-mortem where a group of committed volunteers, activists, candidates and elected officials went over...
In praise of bipartisan support for The Equality Act
Ten members of Pennsylvania’s Congressional delegation voted to pass The Equality Act. While I’m grateful for all of their support, nine of their votes...
Star Parker
We may be well into July, but the anti-gay panic that comes to a boil in June as a result of gays having done...
Pride then, pride now
When we celebrate Pride, we are celebrating the anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, a seminal moment in LGBTQ history. The Stonewall Inn was, at...
Keep up the Pride energy
For those of us in LGBTQ media, the end of June often comes with a huge sigh of relief. Even though we expect it...
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
When I watched a video of President Obama giving Ellen DeGeneres the Presidential Medal of Freedom and heard him talk about her bravery for...
Why is the DA holding back Nizah Morris’ records?
Nizah Morris was a trans woman of color found with a fractured skull in 2002, shortly after receiving a “courtesy ride” from police. To...
Creep of the Week: Linda Harvey
Have you raped a rainbow today? No, that isn’t from a Skittles advertisement gone wrong. It’s just what LGBT people do....
Creep of the Week: Ted Cruz
America is a tough place for sensitive men. Crying is forbidden unless a guy wants to be seen as some kind of...
Creep of the Week: Don Grundman
Don Grundmann is not having the best month. He is very much not at all racist, and yet the people of Modesto, California,...
New month, new history lessons, new design
October is LGBTQ history month, which is very important to PGN. Each year, we work with LGBTQ-centered media outlets across the nation to provide...
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